LONGMONT -- A man wanted on multiple felony warrants and who police believed to be armed and dangerous was arrested at a Longmont apartment complex Thursday afternoon after a short standoff, according to police.

Shane Snyder, 24, was arrested on three outstanding warrants, including two felony escape warrants and another for failing to appear in Boulder District Court for a hearing stemming from an October arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence, vehicular eluding, reckless driving and drug possession.

Boulder County Sheriff's Sgt. Jason Oehlkers said a Boulder County deputy arrested Snyder on suspicion of the traffic charges, but Snyder lied about his identity and the discrepancy was not immediately caught at the Boulder County Jail and he was released. A few days after his release, his fingerprints revealed his real identity and criminal history.

Oehlkers said investigators learned that Snyder likely had a handgun. Sheriff's investigators, Boulder police, and U.S. Marshals began a search for him, ultimately tracking him to Longmont, where he was staying with one of his girlfriend's relatives.Snyder's criminal history includes a conviction in Denver for kidnapping in a case in which he was initially charged with attempted murder, according to court records. He has a criminal history in Boulder, Denver, Adams and Arapahoe counties.

Longmont Police Cmdr. Jeff Satur said the U.S. Marshals Service's Violent Offender Task Force assisted the Boulder Police Department and Boulder County Sheriff's Office to locate Snyder, who was tracked to Clover Basin Village at 630 Peck Drive.

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Officer Dan Kilian of the Longmont Gang Crime and Suppression Unit said marshals called into apartment 5108 to try to get Snyder to surrender to officers. Snyder initially refused, but complied within about a half-hour, according to police reports.

Kilian said the sheriff's office handled the arrest and search of the apartment. Satur said other residents were asked to remain in their apartments, but the operation happened so quickly that no notification calls were made.

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